Live Nation Entertainment

In these times of multiplying music festivals, WFUZ-FM 92.1 wanted to make sure its annual Fuzz Fest in Scranton stood out. "We wanted this to be a yearly thing — a staple of what happens in northeastern Pa.," says Tom Ferguson, music director of the northeast Pennsylvania alternative station. "We want this to be something people count on year in and year out." Mission accomplished. The third annual Fuzz Fest, which starts at 5 p.m. Sunday at The Pavilion at Montage, has brought together some of this year's most buzz-worthy alternative acts. It will be headlined by Walk The Moon. The Cincinnati indie-rock band's song "Shut Up and Dance"...

Related "Live Nation Entertainment" Articles

Live Nation Entertainment, operator of Hartford's Xfinity Theatre and the Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, announced the first-ever National Concert Day to be celebrated on Tuesday, May 5.
Between now and Friday, May 9, anyone who buys two...

Chris Brown, Trey Songz and Tyga have cancelled their upcoming Feb. 20 appearance at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, according to a Live Nation press release. Refunds will be available at the point of purchase.
Billboard reported that Brown needed to...

Between May and September, Hartford's Xfinity Theatre will host seven big country music concerts, including Brad Paisley, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Florida Georgia Line, Rascal Flatts and others, according to a Live Nation press release.
Ticket packages...

Singer/pianist Diana Krall has rescheduled all the dates she was forced to cancel while recovering from a bad case of pneumonia, according to a Live Nation press release. She'll appear at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford on March 6.
Krall also...

Citing "a severe case of pneumonia," Grammy-winning pianist and singer Diana Krall has cancelled all of her upcoming fall tour dates, including a Dec. 3 show at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, according to a Live Nation press release....

WALLINGFORD — Unable to resolve an impasse over noise complaints — and several other issues — with town officials, the Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre took its case to the zoning board of appeals Wednesday evening in an effort to resolve a...

Dennis Sheehan, U2's longtime tour manager, has died at a Southern California hotel, a day after the band kicked off a five-night stint in the Los Angeles area.
U2 frontman Bono posted a statement Wednesday on the band's website about Sheehan's death.
...

The Mercury Lounge and the Bowery Ballroom have been key players in New York City's music scene since they opened in the '90s, and now both venues are about to get a new stepsibling in Los Angeles: the Teragram Ballroom.
"I'm not here to plant a...

May 8, 7 p.m. update: Without an announcement, more tickets, priced at $72 before fees, were made available for Sunday's show via ticketmaster.com. Customers can now also buy four tickets per household, rather than two.
---
May 6, 8:31 p.m. update: $122...

Concert giant Live Nation Entertainment says it has bought a controlling stake in the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, adding another major event to its portfolio that includes 60 festivals around the world.
Bonnaroo, the Manchester, Tenn.,...

Concert promoter and ticket seller Live Nation said Tuesday that it bought a controlling stake in annual music festival Bonnaroo.
The purchase will boost Live Nation's portfolio of music festivals, which attract hundreds of thousands of people paying...

Beginning in May, international superstar (and all-around nice guy) Ed Sheeran hits the road on a North American headlining tour, which will arrive at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville on Saturday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets ($49-$69) go on sale Friday,...

WALLINGFORD - Is the Oakdale Theatre making too much noise?
That's what some of its neighbors seem to think, and the town of Wallingford apparently agrees with them because it has issued a cease and desist order in an effort to remedy noise complaints...

Chris Brown won’t be coming to a city near you anytime soon.
A day before the singer was set to launch his “Between the Sheets” tour, which was to be co-headlined with fellow R&B ladies man Trey Songz, Brown announced he needed to postpone because of...

Brandon Lavoie always wondered about Club Bahia.
The Latin music venue, on the southeastern end of Sunset Boulevard at the juncture of downtown and Chinatown, stood out for its neon-airbrushed murals of DJs and dancers. "Everyone knew of this...

Entertainers Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga may belong to different generations, but "Cheek to Cheek," a joint album of standards released in September, showed they share more common ground than most singers.
Now Bennett, 88, and Gaga, 28, have...

Tony Award-winner Idinia Menzel will launch a global tour next year after she exits the current Broadway musical “If/Then.” The tour, which kicks off July 7, will play Connecticut July 11 at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Menzel is also noted for her performances in...

The music industry's move toward paid subscription services, and away from discs and downloads, has been underway for several years.
On Wednesday, YouTube joined the party — bringing with it the world's largest audience for popular music and the...

Concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment and youth media company Vice have formed a joint venture to launch a digital platform that delivers live music, documentaries and other programming to online and mobile audiences, the companies said on Wednesday....

Foxwoods Resort Casino announced Thursday that promoters of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and concert tours for Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift and Kanye West will be booking musical performances at its Connecticut casino and anywhere else...